William Edward Jenne, 23, admitted that from Aug. 2012 to Dec. 2012, he knowingly possessed child pornography, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney's Office.

Jenne was remanded into the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service after entering his guilty plea and will remain detained pending his sentencing hearing, which has yet to be scheduled. At sentencing, Jenne faces a maximum ten years in federal prison followed by a term of supervised release to be determined by the court. Jenne also will be required to register as a sex offender.

According to federal court filings, the officials initiated the investigation in mid-Nov. 2012, when an undercover Las Cruces Police officer noticed an IP Address sharing files that appeared to contain child pornography. Authorities executed a search warrant at Jenne's residence, in the 1800 block of Brownlee Avenue, and seized computers and computer-related media.